Parenting and Mental Health Blog
I made this mosaic for Nita's adopted granddaughter, who's recently had her eighth birthday. Naturally I wasn't organised in time, so I'm sending the heart I just made for her baby sister, and this one, together as gifts as birthdays are special, and it's not the same if little sis gets a present too. Maybe... Continue Reading →
I've made this one for my friend's granddaughter. Nita passed away last September and she was so proud of her first grandchild and absolutely adored her. When I came across this small heart backing in my cupboard, I immediately decided to make something for Poppet. I loved her Grandma dearly and we had a bond... Continue Reading →
I really didn't want to have to trash this mirror frame after my first grouting fail, both with colour and cracked grout. I'd been adventurous with my grout colour and wasn't happy with the result, but decided to regrout with black, just leaving the coloured grout between the black framing tiles. I taped over those... Continue Reading →
I started making this one a while ago for an old friend of mine, Justin. He only wanted something small, so I've used a 29cm x 21cm piece of MDF. Being Mr Incredibubble, his only other request was that it have circles to represent bubbles. I'd done a few with circles and wanted to make... Continue Reading →
Well, my mirror frame had been ready to grout... ...and I'd decided on what I thought would be the perfect colour grout to use - metallic copper. The acrylic paint I was using was a beautiful glossy deep copper, but I just couldn't get that same depth of colour mixing it with the grout. Just... Continue Reading →
'Going 'Round in Circles' mosaic with violet tinted grout. The frame allows for easy hanging. $50 plus $10 domestic postage (Australia) Dimensions: 30.5cms x 30.5cms x 4.4cms deep Materials: Stained glass tilesceramic tilesglass glitter tilessilverfoil tilesmirror tileglass gemsresin art frameglueviolet groutacrylic paintsealant All pieces are handmade and imperfections are part of the character of each... Continue Reading →
I'm currently working on another mirror frame - this time square, 12" x 12". I did the side features without too much doubt, also using Inka Gold, Platinum under the transparent stained glass strips I used. I wanted to see the finish when using the Inka Gold as a paint on timber as well so... Continue Reading →
As a self taught, beginner 'mosaicer', these tutorials have been a great resource for me. I was reminded about the one below whilst responding to as comment from Piglet In Portugal about painting grout. After watching the tutorial below again tonight, I've realised that they are however, only as good as my ability to listen!!... Continue Reading →
Finally!! Because going 'round in circles is what I've been doing with this mosaic, it's taken me so long. I've sat for the last few days trying to decide on grout colour - the last decision to be made for this piece. What a relief that is! I had decided to do a bright light... Continue Reading →
I love the Viva Inka Gold range, and purchased Inka Gold Platinum from Mosaic Tiles Australia to use on my transparent white stained glass pieces. I'm interested to learn from this tutorial about the differing effects of various colours on the same piece of glass. I'll have to invest in a few more colours and... Continue Reading →
These look fantastic and I'm really keen to give it a go. What a great way to recycle old CD's and a cheap way of adding unique tiles to your inventory. https://youtu.be/tlHZZ6U5BQM
by Bonnie Fitzgerald and Kim Wozniak https://youtu.be/KB9sGBZyA7s
